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Hello to all, I have been doing alot of research on hammock camping and following the forum for a while now. I have been a tent camper for many years and think its time to take the plunge!! I have been looking at the Black Bird and the Hennessy but still undecided. Any input on this from you guys would be a big help. Thanks Brushy Bill.

If you have specific questions about making something, you will get lots of helpful info and feedback there.

I don't know about helpful... but certainly opinionated. Which is helpful in its own way.

I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn

Lots of diy info here on hammock forums..look under the diy forum and tutorial forum, many options available. If its been done with a hammock, its somewhere on this site.
Just Jeff's site http://www.tothewoods.net/ is loaded with great info and tutorial info, he is a member here, and a cool guy.

Should be all the info you need, fabric choices, thread, needles, measurements, etc. Do some research on these two sites. Make your choices on what style and size and get busy.

Be sure to browse thru the video forum here on HF, lots of useful info to be learned by watching them. Grizzly Adams video series on suspensions is a must see, and Shug's videos explain pretty much everything else. And they are both entertaining. (or at least try to be)